Teen Girl Beaten and Burned, Caught on Cell Phone Video
Submitted by DeepDiveAdmin on Jun 12, 2009
A teenage girl from Illinois survives a brutal attack by her peers that
was captured on cell phone video. Mercedes Michaels was beaten, burned and had most of her hair cut off during the attack. According to Michaels, the dispute started over a boy. She talks with TODAY’s Erin Burnett.
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YES1111 I do believe parents should be held responsible for what their kids do, just as well the kids need to answer for their actions. Everyone has a sense of right from wrong. Accountability is what society including teens are missing out on today. I am a stay at home mom of 5, ranging from 19-13 and then a 4 yr old. I am fortunate to be connected with my kids, but if they should ever act out in a horrific manner as this, i would expect to be held accountable just as they would be.......Do you know where your kids are right now?
No parent should ever have to see this on video.
Being a Christian parent of five this would be hard for me to ever forgive those girls.
20 years ago I would have gotten even!
Some people need to learn to act their own species.